Premium: Trek to Machu Picchu and Sleep in a Mountain Dome

Your guides are highly experienced and trained to adapt to changing mountain conditions. If weather, trail conditions or health issues require a change to the planned itinerary, they’ll make informed decisions with your safety and experience as the top priority. Alternative routes, transport or timing adjustments may be used if necessary, and your host team will keep you informed every step of the way.

You’ll be accompanied by an experienced, English-speaking lead guide throughout the trek, with assistant guides added depending on group size. A dedicated support team, including chefs, porters and horse handlers, will manage logistics, transport your luggage, and ensure everything runs smoothly at the dome camps.

Yes, it is possible to leave excess luggage items at your hotel in Cusco and pick them up at the end of the trip.

Clean drinking water will be provided for you each morning and at meals. In an effort to eliminate plastic waste you must bring your own water bottle or hydration bladder with you. If you are concerned about the water quality, please feel free to bring additional water purification tablets.

Yes, horses are used by the local team to assist with the logistics of transporting food and camping equipment. They are cared for on the trail by trained handlers within the porterage team. Your host in Peru has the accreditation to work with horses, and they take steps to ensure the welfare of horses by applying a maximum weight of 30kg per horse on a maximum of two trekking expeditions per month. Please be aware that you may encounter other local trekking companies whilst on the trail who sadly do not take the same stringent approach to animal welfare.

No, you don’t need a permit for the trek itself, but a permit is required to visit Machu Picchu – however, this is included in the trip price. Your host in Peru usually secures early entry permits (around 06:00 or 07:00) to help you avoid the crowds, with each permit pre-purchased in your name. For late bookings, permits may only be available for a later time slot, meaning you could enter separately from the group. To increase your chances of securing a permit with the group, we strongly recommend booking early and providing your host with your full name, passport number, nationality, and date of birth as soon as possible and preferably at the time of booking.

Your local host will handle the booking of your Machu Picchu permits which are booked using your passport details, so please provide your full name, nationality, passport number and date of birth at the time of booking — at time of booking or as early as possible. If these are not provided then your host is unable to book the permits once bookings are open with Peru’s Ministry of Culture and the dedicated time and circuit will be sold out quickly. Once issued, permits are non-refundable and non-transferable. You’ll need to travel with the same passport you booked with. If your passport changes after booking, just let your local host know and bring the original one with you for entry.

Sure can! Over 70% of our travellers travel solo, it’s a great way to meet like-minded people.

Our team of Adventure Hunters co-create exclusive adventures which are run by highly vetted, specialist hosts. The trip is run by our trusted host partner in the destination. We only work with independent, local, in-destination experts who know the very best places to explore and how to stay safe. Read more information about the local teams we partner with. You’ll be introduced to the host straight after making a booking via the Much Better Adventures platform.

Much Better Adventures refer to the UK Government’s official travel advice when designing trips and monitoring trip operations. We recommend that all customers are familiar with the practical information provided on the Government’s FCDO website, where current travel advice can be found by searching for the applicable destination(s).

For customers joining this trip from other international destinations – please also read the official travel advice applicable to your country of residence/origin, as this may differ.

We recommend checking out the country-specific information and also talking to a travel nurse.

We automatically convert prices from the local currency that a host receives to your chosen currency. We update our exchange rates on a daily basis so this does mean that prices displayed on the site are subject to currency fluctuations, which is why you may see them change over time.

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All of our group adventures are specially designed for adults to enjoy as we want these adventures to bring together outdoorsy people who are truly like-minded. You must be over 18 to join one of our trips.

You're always in good company on one of our adventures.

Our trips are typically made up of a mixture of solo travellers and small groups of 2 or 3 friends, with most in their 30s-50s.

Our sociable adventures are solo-friendly by design and naturally attract outdoorsy people with a shared mindset; a love for adventure, a desire to push themselves and meet awesome, like-minded people along the way. Check out our Community Values – a shared code to make sure that everyone's experience is safe, inclusive and brilliantly unforgettable.

It’s this camaraderie that has so often turned a great adventure into a life-changing one.

Don't just take our word for it:

• 95% of people rate the group dynamics on our trips 5/5
• 90% of people recommend joining a trip to make new friends
• 75% of people have met people on our trips that they would now consider friends

See here for more info about the Much Better Adventures tribe.

In the Andes, there are two main seasons – wet and dry. The dry season runs from May to September and is generally the best time to trek, with higher chances of clear skies and sweeping mountain views. Minimal rainfall means safer, less slippery trails, while cooler, more stable temperatures make for good hiking conditions. It’s also the busiest time of year, so expect more crowds at popular spots like Machu Picchu and Cusco. Nights in the mountains can get chilly, often dipping below freezing.

October, a shoulder month, sees fewer visitors but usually holds on to the dry weather – though you might get the odd shower or patch of cloud. Whatever the season, high-altitude mountain weather can be unpredictable, so it’s essential to come prepared for a mix of sunshine and rain.

If you’re spending time in Lima before or after your trek, keep in mind that its coastal climate runs in reverse – expect grey skies when it’s dry in the mountains.